EP1K50QC208-3Q - 50K Gate ACEX 1K FPGA, 208-PQFP | Altera
Teilenummer: EP1K50QC208-3Q ✗ Abgekündigt| Menge | Stückpreis | Gesamt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $38.5 | $38,50 |
| 10 | $34.2 | $342,00 |
| 100 | $28.9 | $2.890,00 |
| 500 | $24.5 | $12.250,00 |
| 1.000 | $20.1 | $20.100,00 |
EP1K50QC208-3Q Übersicht
An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a programmable logic device that contains an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), programmable interconnects, and I/O cells. ACEX 1K belongs to the embedded-array PLD category, which combines look-up-table (LUT)-based logic fabric with embedded memory blocks (EABs) for efficient implementation of megafunctions such as dual-port RAM, ROM, FIFO and DSP functions. Positioned in the broader taxonomy, ACEX 1K sits between classic CPLDs (lower density) and the higher-end APEX / Cyclone families (higher density) within Altera's programmable logic portfolio.
Key features include 360 Logic Array Blocks (LABs), 12 Embedded Array Blocks (EABs) totalling 40,960 bits of RAM, multi-volt I/O support (2.5 V / 3.3 V / 5.0 V tolerant), in-system programmability via IEEE 1149.1 JTAG, and built-in PCI compliance. The Look-Up Table (LUT) architecture delivers fast combinational logic, while the EABs provide up to 16 bits per block of dual-port RAM — a rare feature in this density class. The 208-pin PQFP package supports both commercial (0 °C to 70 °C) and industrial (-40 °C to 85 °C) operating ranges depending on suffix, with the -3Q suffix here indicating a ruggedized/military-grade temperature range.
The ACEX 1K architecture uses a continuous interconnect structure (DirectDrive) with predictable timing, four-input LUTs, and dedicated carry chains for arithmetic. Each EAB can be configured as 256×16, 512×8, 1024×4, 2048×2 or 4096×1 memory, or as a multiplier block. I/O banks are independently configurable to 2.5 V, 3.3 V or 5.0 V LVTTL/LVCMOS interfaces, allowing mixed-voltage system designs without external level shifters.
Typical applications include industrial glue logic and bus interface bridges, telecommunications line cards, military and avionics control systems, low-cost DSP preprocessing, glue logic for legacy 5 V/3.3 V systems, and PCI target devices. The 208-PQFP footprint also makes it suitable for through-hole-friendly assembly where BGA rework capability is limited. Compared to ASICs at this density, the ACEX 1K offers NRE-free prototyping and rapid design iteration through Quartus II design software.
When designing with the EP1K50QC208-3Q, observe multi-volt I/O bank constraints — each bank shares a VCCIO rail, so mixed-voltage peripherals must be grouped. Use the Quartus II Place-and-Route fitter reports to verify timing closure at 166.67 MHz, and ensure JTAG chain integrity before relying on in-system programming for production.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, military/aerospace grade availability, drop-in alternatives within the ACEX 1K family, and practical Quartus II design notes not found in the original datasheet alone.
Drop-in-Alternativen für EP1K50QC208-3Q – gleiches Gehäuse, Pin-kompatibel. Bauteile mit anderem Gehäuse, die eine PCB-Überarbeitung erfordern, sind ausgeschlossen.
Varianten dieser Serie
Modelle derselben Serie, die drop-in-kompatibel sind mit EP1K50QC208-3Q (gleiche Bauform und Footprint) – abweichend in Package, Speed Grade, Process Technology, Operating Temperature, Logic Array Blocks (LABs).
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EP1K50QC208-3N
✅ Drop-In✓ Auf Lager
$13.85 / Stück
Datenblatt ansehen →EP1K50QC208-3
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$12.1 / Stück
Datenblatt ansehen →EP1K50QC208-2N
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$27.8 / Stück
Datenblatt ansehen →EP1K50QC208-2
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$20.95 / Stück
Datenblatt ansehen →EP1K50QC208-1N
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Preis auf Anfrage
Datenblatt ansehen →EP1K100QC208-3N
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$19.5 / Stück
Datenblatt ansehen →EP1K30QC208-3N
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$15.9 / Stück
Datenblatt ansehen →EP1K10QC208-3N
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$13.2 / Stück
Datenblatt ansehen →EP1K50QC208-3Q Grenzwerte & elektrische Eigenschaften
| Family | ACEX 1K |
| Logic Elements | 2,880 cells |
| Equivalent Gates | 50,000 gates |
| Embedded Memory | 40,960 bits (12 EABs) |
| Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 360 |
| Embedded Array Blocks (EABs) | 12 |
| Maximum User I/O | 147 |
| Maximum Operating Frequency | 166.67 MHz |
| Process Technology | 0.22 µm CMOS |
| Core Supply Voltage | 2.5 V |
| I/O Supply Voltage (VCCIO) | 2.5 V / 3.3 V / 5.0 V tolerant |
| Speed Grade | -3 (standard commercial) |
| Gehäuse | 208-pin PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Pack) |
| Programming Interface | IEEE 1149.1 JTAG |
| Operating Temperature Grade | Q suffix — military/aerospace range |
| Montageart | Surface Mount |
EP1K50QC208-3Q 208-pin pqfp (plastic quad flat pack) Pinbelegungsleitfaden
Pinbelegung für EP1K50QC208-3Q (208-pin pqfp (plastic quad flat pack)-Gehäuse). Dieser digitale IC umfasst GPIO, Kommunikationsschnittstellen (UART, SPI, I2C) und Versorgungspins. Alternative Pin-Funktionen und Konfigurationsoptionen entnehmen Sie dem Herstellerdatenblatt. Unverzichtbar für Embedded-System-Design und PCB-Layout.
Keine detaillierten Pinbelegungsdaten verfügbar für EP1K50QC208-3Q.
Siehe die Datenblatt für die vollständige Pin-Konfiguration.
Typische Anwendungen
EP1K50QC208-3Q ist geeignet für 7 Anwendungs: Legacy Military & Aerospace Control Systems, Telecommunications Line Cards, Industrial Glue Logic & Bus Interface Bridges, PCI Target Devices, Low-Cost DSP Preprocessing, Mixed-Voltage System Bridging, Legacy Through-Hole Replacement Platforms.
Legacy Military & Aerospace Control Systems
The EP1K50QC208-3Q's military-grade temperature suffix (Q) and ruggedized PQFP package make it a strong fit for defense and aerospace control systems where commercial-grade FPGAs fail qualification. The 208-PQFP footprint tolerates vibration and thermal-cycling environments better than fine-pitch BGAs, while the 50K-gate / 2,880-LE capacity is sufficient for avionics bus bridges, flight-control peripherals, and MIL-STD-1553 interface logic. JTAG in-system programming supports field updates without board removal, critical for deployed aerospace platforms.
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Telecommunications Line Cards
In telecom line-card designs, the EP1K50QC208-3Q functions as a flexible glue-logic and packet-processing engine between network processors and PHY devices. The 12 EABs deliver 40,960 bits of dual-port RAM — enough for small FIFO buffers, lookup tables, and protocol-header parsing without external SRAM. Multi-volt I/O banks (2.5 V/3.3 V/5.0 V) bridge legacy 5 V backplanes to modern 3.3 V or 2.5 V framers, and PCI compliance enables direct attachment to PowerPC or MIPS host processors. The 166.67 MHz fabric supports 155 Mbps ATM/SDH traffic shaping.
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Industrial Glue Logic & Bus Interface Bridges
Industrial controllers often require custom bus-protocol bridges between legacy and modern peripherals — I2C-to-SPI, parallel-to-LVDS, or custom real-time fieldbus protocols. The EP1K50QC208-3Q delivers 50,000 gates of LUT-based logic with predictable DirectDrive timing, ideal for synthesizing state machines and protocol converters. The 147 user I/Os in the 208-PQFP package support wide parallel buses (16- or 32-bit) and the 5 V-tolerant I/O banks interface directly to legacy 5 V industrial peripherals without level shifters.
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PCI Target Devices
The ACEX 1K family is PCI-compliant out of the box, making the EP1K50QC208-3Q a drop-in solution for PCI add-in cards operating at 33 MHz / 32-bit. The 50K-gate capacity is well-matched to PCI target implementations with companion user logic (DMA controllers, custom peripherals, or legacy I/O bridges). Five-volt-tolerant I/O banks support both 5 V and 3.3 V PCI signaling, and the 208-PQFP package provides sufficient I/Os for the 49-pin PCI bus plus side-band signals. Designers can use Altera's PCI megafunction to reduce development time.
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Low-Cost DSP Preprocessing
For DSP preprocessing tasks — digital filtering, FFT preprocessing, FIR/IIR pipelines, or sample-rate conversion — the EP1K50QC208-3Q's 12 EABs (40,960 bits) can be configured as coefficient ROMs and delay-line RAM, while the LUT fabric implements arithmetic. The 166.67 MHz fabric enables real-time processing of audio-band signals (≤50 MHz) and baseband communications. The 208-PQFP package supports standard reflow soldering and is far cheaper to assemble than BGA alternatives, making the EP1K50QC208-3Q attractive for cost-sensitive DSP front-ends.
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Mixed-Voltage System Bridging
When a design must interface 5 V legacy peripherals with 3.3 V or 2.5 V modern ASICs, the EP1K50QC208-3Q's independently configurable VCCIO banks provide a single-chip bridging solution. Each of the four I/O banks can be set to 2.5 V, 3.3 V, or 5.0 V, allowing direct voltage translation without external level-shifters. The 147 user I/Os are partitioned across these banks so designers can group peripherals by voltage domain. This is particularly valuable in industrial upgrades where 5 V sensors must coexist with newer 3.3 V MCUs.
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Legacy Through-Hole Replacement Platforms
For designs where BGA assembly or rework is impractical — educational labs, prototyping environments, or field-replaceable industrial modules — the 208-PQFP package offers a robust through-hole-friendly footprint with 0.5 mm lead pitch that is hand-solderable with care. The EP1K50QC208-3Q therefore remains a popular choice for university digital-logic labs, hobbyist retro-computing projects, and field-repair scenarios where fine-pitch BGA parts cannot be reworked. Designers can use the same Quartus II toolchain as production ACEX 1K BGA designs.
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Zusammenfassung der empfohlenen Produkte
Technische Referenzdaten für EP1K50QC208-3Q – Vergleich, Designhinweise und Compliance-Informationen.
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Vergleich mit Alternativen
| Parameter | Dieses Produkt | EP1K50QC208-3N | EP1K50QC208-3 | EP1K100QC208-3N | EP1K30QC208-3N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Altera | Altera | Altera | Altera | Altera |
| Package | 208-PQFP | 208-PQFP | 208-PQFP | 208-PQFP | 208-PQFP |
| Logic Elements | 2,880 | 2,880 (same) | 2,880 (same) | 4,992 (+73%) | 1,720 (-40%) |
| Embedded RAM (bits) | 40,960 | 40,960 (same) | 40,960 (same) | 49,152 (+20%) | 24,576 (-40%) |
| Speed Grade | -3 | -3 (same) | -3 (same) | -3 (same) | -3 (same) |
| Max Frequency | 166.67 MHz | 166.67 MHz (same) | 166.67 MHz (same) | 166.67 MHz (same) | 166.67 MHz (same) |
| Temperature Grade | Q (military/aerospace) | N (industrial) | Commercial | N (industrial) | N (industrial) |
| Core Voltage | 2.5 V | 2.5 V (same) | 2.5 V (same) | 2.5 V (same) | 2.5 V (same) |
| Max User I/O | 147 | 147 (same) | 147 (same) | 147 (same) | 147 (same) |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete |
Wichtigste Unterscheidungsmerkmale
- Military/aerospace temperature grade (Q suffix) vs commercial EP1K50QC208-3 (vs. EP1K50QC208-3)
- Higher logic density than EP1K30QC208-3N (vs. EP1K30QC208-3N)
- Lower density and cost vs EP1K100QC208-3N (vs. EP1K100QC208-3N)
Designhinweise
Place all four VCCINT (2.5 V core) decoupling capacitors within 2 mm of their respective pins, using 0.1 µF X7R ceramics in parallel with 10 µF tantalum or polymer bulk caps. Each VCCIO bank should have its own 0.1 µF + 10 µF decoupling network — mixing banks without dedicated decoupling causes voltage droop during simultaneous switching outputs (SSO). The 208-PQFP package's lead inductance (≈ 5 nH per pin) makes high-frequency decoupling critical above 100 MHz toggle rates.
When using 5 V VCCIO to interface legacy peripherals, verify that the 5 V input high-level voltage (VIH = 3.5 V min for 5 V LVTTL) is met under worst-case VCCIO tolerance. Outputs at 5 V VCCIO produce VOH = 3.8 V min — if the receiving device requires true 5 V CMOS VOH ≥ 4.5 V, an external pull-up to 5 V may be required. For 33 MHz PCI applications, source-terminate clock traces with 33 Ω series resistors to dampen reflections; PCI spec requires clock-to-PCI_CLK skew ≤ 2 ns.
Do not configure all four I/O banks to different voltages without checking the ACEX 1K datasheet's allowed bank-adjacency rules — some VCCIO combinations stress the I/O buffers' ESD structures. The JTAG chain (TCK/TMS/TDI/TDO) must include the 1 kΩ pull-up on TCK and 10 kΩ pull-up on TMS per IEEE 1149.1; missing pull-ups cause intermittent programming failures. When using the Quartus II 13.0 sp1 toolchain, always select the correct device variant (-3 vs -2 vs -1) before compilation — speed-grade mismatches produce silent timing failures that pass functional simulation but fail in hardware.
The 208-PQFP package has a 0.5 mm lead pitch; route signals on inner layers with 0.15 mm trace/space and use via-in-pad only on power/ground. For JTAG chain integrity, keep TCK trace under 100 mm total length and avoid parallel routing with high-speed clocks for at least 3× the trace spacing. If using the device's dual-port RAM at full 166.67 MHz, place EAB read/write address/clock traces on a dedicated inner layer with ground-plane shielding above and below.
Compliance-Informationen
Compliance status not explicitly stated in the verified web data for this legacy Q-suffix part. The ACEX 1K family datasheet does not include explicit RoHS/REACH declarations. The Q suffix indicates military/aerospace qualification per Altera's part-numbering convention; AEC-Q100 is not applicable as ACEX 1K predates the automotive qualification standard's applicability to FPGAs.